The crude pipe bomb that exploded beneath the streets of New York this week served as a chilling reminder of the vulnerability of the city's subway system, a 24-hour-a-day operation with 472 stations and more than five million daily riders.

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"It's a good way of getting along in life. You make friends all the time but you don't make a fool of yourself either."

Date's 110th birthday last year was marked by a visit from Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, as well as from the coach of A-League side the Central Coast Mariners, the Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate reports.

He has previously described the secret to longevity as "waking up every morning".